Hello out there , can anyone help me? I have recently got a vw t25 I have got a new battery,but if I leave the bus for a few days ,the battery is completly dead. Am I leaving something on that is draining it? also what is the off button under the passanger seat . Is this linked to the leasure battery? and is the main battery linked to this? any ideas? I am a new owner many thanks Amanda
We have a VW 25 and no problems with battery draining. My uneducated guess is that you have something on and perhaps it is worth a look at thezig panel(electric s) in the van to check? Are you need a VW/campervan /motorhome dealer to get them to check? Taht'd be my next port of call. Hope this helps.
I had the same problem recently on my Ducato Camelot. It turned out that the leisure battery had 3 dry cells, causing the main battery to drain also. This was because the leisure battery and main gets charged while the engine is running, so are kind of connected together. The leisure battery can be isolated by switching on to 'site' on the Zig unit.
Yeah as above, you haven't really solved the problem, i would be inclined to find out what the drain is and of what? Are we talking amps/milliamps, get hold of a good voltage meter, and undo the negative battery clamp, now attach the meter set on low volts and see what the drop in volts is, obviously i forgot to mention to meausre the battery voltage first, and note it down and then carry out the above test, if the test shows a drop in voltage then its a matter of being very patient and try each fuse at the time to establish the cause of the drain, do not forget to also check any after market item that has been fitted such as alarm,lights or whatever, hope this helps and let us know if you solve the problem
Hi, i can tell you that a lot of motorhomes/campers have a cut off button, i find mine near the door that you use when camping. (not the cab doors) this will stop the battery drain. I dont know why but you cant leave them turned on, or you will kill the battery. I think it might be new electrics that have been fitted to to newer campers and power will flow all the time. I killed 2 batteries before i worked this out and talking to others, the problem is with almost every camper/moterhome i know. I hope that helps.
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